The aim of the article is to present the meaning and essence of the “hermeneutical experience” in the H.-G. Gadamer’s perspective for the theory and educational practice. The topics address the relationship between pedagogy and philosophy, the presence of philosophical ideas in the reflection on upbringing and the practice of upbringing.
The subject-matter of this paper is an attempt to outline the type of relationship that exists between democracy and the autonomous and responsible individual as a necessary pre-con dition for a real and genuine community. The author’s reflections are focused around the idea that onlya conscious, inner-directed and mature individual can guarantee a solid foundation for the rules and practice of democracy and that human biography is the actual arena of democratic negotiations constantly being undertaken.
The subject-matter of this paper is an attempt to outline the type of relationship that exists between democracy and the autonomous and responsible individual as a necessary pre-condition for a real and genuine community. The author’s reflections are focused around the idea that onlya conscious, inner-directed and mature individual can guarantee a solid foundation for the rules and practice of democracy and that human biography is the actual arena of democratic negotiations constantly being undertaken.
The article presents the family system as a space for dialogue. The text focuses both on the reality of the family, as a special community of persons in multiple interactions, and on linguistic structures and means of expression that contain potential, dialogical and communicative application. It is essential to reflect on the conditions which will ensure that the interpersonal relationships of the members of the family system are reflected in a genuine, authentic dialogue.
The article discusses selected aspects of the philosophy of dialog, and then makes relations between them and the theory and practice of coaching. The platform which significantly bridges the two approaches is the perspective of encounter and the dialogical relation, which come into play in the interpersonal I and You relation (coach – client) and the resultant experience, conditions and consequences. Empathy is one of the possible efficient tools of dialog. It is a criterion for a genuine encounter that is one of the assumptions of the philosophy dialog.
The article is an attempt to analyze the phenomenon of multiculturalism and the issues to accompany in the context of building and achieving human identity. The main emphasis is placed on presenting the psychosocial dimension of constructing identity and its interactive character. Social identity is the other essential part of the issue next to individual identity. The objects of the author’s attention here are therapeutic implications and dilemmas presented in the context of multiculturalism.
The subject of the article is to present the experience and image of a family home that Polish family members have in exile. The direct area of reference presented on the basis of conducted (auto)biographical interviews is the German cultural and social context.